My name is Matt Walter and starting today through Wednesday, May 15th, my first book, Frozen Edge, will be available for free download from Amazon. It's normally $4.99.

The rundown on what it is, quoted from my Amazon page:

"In the year 3030, humanity makes contact with their first alien race at a remote mining outpost on Pluto. The alien tanakans are interested in mining the same thing humans are -- froshium, an essential component in the stable containment of anti-matter. What they aren't interested in is sharing.

The troops under command of General Kaitlyn Stevens of the United Terran States Armed Froces must repel the invaders, and as their mission unfolds they realize the aliens of the Royal Tanakan Provinces are not all that they seem."

Why am I doing this? I've been writing for years and without traditional success, I've chosen the path of self-publishing. But right now, I'm at the point where I'd rather be read than paid; doesn't matter how good of a writer you are if no one sees it.

What do I ask in return for you reading it? Simple: If you read my book for free, do me a solid and review it on Amazon or Good Reads, preferrably both!

Frozen Edge is in the Kindle format; if you don't own one or an equivalent ereader, there are Kindle apps for Android, PC and Apple products.

Also, if anyone wants to take this opportunity to ask me anything, feel free, though this isn't an AMA.

EDIT: I'd appreciate it if you could upvote this for visibility; I currently have over 130 downloads of the book as of 10:59 PM EST and only 7 upvotes!